Assistive technologies
In addition to the Ease of Access Center, Windows includes three programs that can make it easier to interact with your computer.
Magnifier. Magnifier is a program that magnifies a portion of your computer screen, making it easier to read. For more information about using Magnifier, see Make items on the screen appear bigger (Magnifier).
Narrator. Narrator is a program that reads the text on your screen aloud. For more information about using Narrator, see Hear text read aloud with Narrator.
On-Screen Keyboard. On-Screen Keyboard is a program that lets you use your mouse or other device to interact with a keyboard on the screen. For more information about using On-Screen Keyboard, see Type without using the keyboard (On-Screen Keyboard).
The most commonly used accessibility options are available in PC settings. To get to them, swipe in from the right edge of the screen and tap Settings (or if you’re using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and click Settings), tap or click Change PC settings, and then tap or click Ease of Access.
You can also get to accessibility settings from the desktop. To do this, press the Windows logo key 
+ U.
Starting Narrator
There are different ways to start Narrator. These are the four ways many people prefer:
On a keyboard, press the Windows logo key 
+Enter.
On a tablet, press the Windows logo button and Volume Up button together.
On the sign-in screen, tap or click the Ease of access button in the lower-left corner and choose Narrator.
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
(If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.) Tap or clickEase of Access, tap or click Narrator, and then move the slider under Narrator to turn it on.
Exiting Narrator
There are also different ways to exit Narrator. These are the two shortcuts many people prefer:
On a keyboard, press the Windows logo key +Enter.
On a tablet, press the Windows logo button and Volume Up button together.
New keyboard shortcuts
Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 have new keyboard shortcuts too. Here are a few helpful ones.
Use this keyboard shortcut
To do this
Windows logo key +C
Open the charms (Search, Share, Start, Devices, Settings)
Windows logo key +Z
Show app commands like Save, Edit, and Delete
Windows logo key +period
Snap apps to the side
Windows logo key +Tab or Alt+Tab
Switch apps
Use this keyboard shortcut
To do this
Ctrl
Stop reading
Windows logo key +Enter
Exit Narrator
Caps Lock+Space
Do primary action
Caps Lock+Right arrow
Move to next item
Caps Lock+Left Arrow
Move to previous item
Caps Lock+Up arrow
Change view
Caps Lock+Down arrow
Change view
Caps Lock + A
Change verbosity mode
Caps Lock+F1
Show commands list
Caps Lock+F2
Show commands for current item
Caps Lock+F3
Jump to next cell in row
Caps Lock+Shift+F3
Jump to previous cell in row
Caps Lock+F4
Jump to next cell in column
Caps Lock+Shift+F4
Jump to previous cell in column
Caps Lock+F5
Read which row and column Narrator is in
Caps Lock+F6
Jump to table cell
Caps Lock+F7
Read current column
Caps Lock+F8
Read current row
Caps Lock+F9
Read current column header
Caps Lock+F10
Read current row header
Caps Lock+F11
Toggle touch mode on/off
Caps Lock+F12
Toggle keystroke announcements
Caps Lock+Z
Lock Narrator Key
Caps Lock+X
Pass keys to app
Caps Lock+V
Repeat last phrase
Caps Lock+Page Up
Increase voice volume
Caps Lock+Page Down
Decrease voice volume
Caps Lock+Plus
Increase voice speed
Caps Lock+Minus
Decrease voice speed
Caps Lock+D
Read item
Caps Lock+F
Read item advanced
Caps Lock+S
Read item spelled out or read detailed reading for Japanese or Korean
Caps Lock+W
Read Window
Caps Lock+R
Read all items in containing area
Caps Lock+Q
Move to last item in containing area
Caps Lock+G
Move Narrator cursor to system cursor
Caps Lock+T
Move Narrator cursor to pointer
Caps Lock+Tilde
Set focus to item
Caps Lock+Backspace
Go back one item
Caps Lock+Insert
Jump to linked item
Caps Lock+M
Start reading
Caps Lock+Close bracket
Read text from start to cursor
Caps Lock+O
Read text attributes
Caps Lock+H
Read document
Caps Lock+U
Read next page
Caps Lock+Ctrl+U
Read current page
Caps Lock+Shift+U
Read previous page
Caps Lock+I
Read next paragraph
Caps Lock+Ctrl+I
Read current paragraph
Caps Lock+Shift+I
Read previous paragraph
Caps Lock+O
Read next line
Caps Lock+Ctrl+O
Read current line
Caps Lock+Shift+O
Read previous line
Caps Lock+P
Read next word
Caps Lock+Ctrl+P
Read current word
Caps Lock+Shift+P
Read previous word
Caps Lock+Open bracket
Read next character
Caps Lock+Ctrl+Open bracket
Read current character
Caps Lock+Shift+Open bracket
Read previous character
Caps Lock+J
Jump to next heading
Caps Lock+Shift+J
Jump to previous heading
Caps Lock+K
Jump to next table
Caps Lock+Shift+K
Jump to previous table
Caps Lock+L
Jump to next link
Caps Lock+Shift+L
Jump to previous link
Caps Lock+Y
Move to beginning of text
Caps Lock+B
Move to end of text
Caps Lock+C
Read current date/time
ref :microsoft
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